The Mission District Upgrade London Show

The Mission District have upgraded their scheduled London show later this year.

The band will now play Islington O2 Academy 2 on 12th November.

November UK tour dates as follows:

10th Colchester Twist
11th Bristol Academy 2
12th London Islington Academy 2
13th Nottingham The Basement
15th Cardiff Barfly
16th Oxford Academy 2
17th Birmingham Academy 3
19th Portsmouth The Cellars (JUST ADDED)
20th Guildford Boiler Room
21st Peterborough Met Lounge (JUST ADDED)
23rd Liverpool Masque
24th Newcastle Academy 2
26th Manchester Roadhouse
27th York Fibbers (JUST ADDED)
29th Dublin Academy 2
30th Glasgow King Tuts

The Mission District Postpone UK Tour

The Mission District have postponed their upcoming UK tour till November.

The band have also added some extra dates in light of this.

Dates as follows:

10th Colchester Twist
11th Bristol Academy 2
13th Nottingham The Basement
15th Cardiff Barfly
16th Oxford Academy 2
17th Birmingham Academy 3
19th Portsmouth The Cellars (JUST ADDED)
20th Guildford Boiler Room
21st Peterborough Met Lounge (JUST ADDED)
23rd Liverpool Masque
24th Newcastle Academy 2
26th Manchester Roadhouse
27th York Fibbers (JUST ADDED)
29th Dublin Academy 2
30th Glasgow King Tuts

Interview: The Mission District

With the release of their forthcoming single 'So Over You' approaching fast, we at Alter The Press! put together some quick fire questions for The Mission District's front man, David Rancourt.

David gave Alter The Press! a brief introduction to the bands history, UK pastimes, news about the forthcoming single and more.

Alter The Press: How did The Mission District come together as a band?
David Rancourt: We had nothing to do during one hot summer so we decided to get together and put together a band.

ATP: Where did your name originate from? Anything to do with the Mission District in San Francisco?
DR: Yes. My mom’s side of the family is from San Francisco and I lived there as a kid, so it has kind of a nostalgic connotation for me.

ATP: You are no strangers now to visiting the UK, any pastimes you can share? Favorite town?
DR: We love London; it is such a huge amazing city. Mostly we just love having some down time at the pub, eating a good meal and having a few drinks.

ATP: You first came over to the UK with Simple Plan, how did you end up being booked on the tour?
DR: We have the same booking agent over there, and I think Simple Plan liked our music and decided it might be fun to have another Canadian band on tour with them.

ATP:'So Over You' - what is the song about?
DR: It is about that first day where you finally get over your break up with someone. You finally feel yourself again, free from that attachment.

ATP: Starsmith remixed the track as well, how was it working with him?
DR: It was awesome. He did such a good job re-interpreting the song.

ATP: 'Youth Games' - you're first full length album, when can we expect a UK release?
DR: Early 2010.

ATP: How do you're Canadian fans differ from the fans in the UK?
DR: They are all amazing; we love them both so much!

ATP: Influences?
DR: The Cure, Depeche Mode, New Order, Tears for Fears, Duran Duran, Indochine, The Cars, Bloc Party, The Killers, Jimmy Eat World, Blink 182, Weezer, The Get Up Kids, The Rentals, That Dog.

ATP: Apparently Perez Hilton is a fan of the band?
DR: Yea, he is really into music and is always ahead of the curve!

ATP: What can we expect from you're forthcoming UK tour?
DR: A lot of hot, packed, fun and sweaty shows!

ATP: After the tour, what can we expect from TMD for the rest of 2009?
DR: More singles, more tours, and lots of new webisodes up on our community website youthgames.tv

The Mission District’s new single ‘So Over You’ is out on 10 August on Relentless Records and will be touring the UK this September. Make sure to check back then for a full length interview.

The Mission District Set Debut Single Release Date

The Mission District will release their debut single 'So Over You' August 10th.

The music video can be seen by clicking read more.

The Mission District Announce Headline UK Tour

The Mission District have announced a headline tour with support from Save Your Breath & Snakes Hate Fire.

15 Sep Roadhouse Manchester, Northwest
16 Sep Academy 2 Newcastle, Northeast
17 Sep King Tuts Glasgow, Scotland
18 Sep Academy 2 Dublin, Dublin
20 Sep Academy 2 Bristol, Southwest
21 Sep Academy 3 Birmingham, Midlands
22 Sep Academy 2 Oxford, London and South East
24 Sep Boiler Room Guildford, London and South East
25 Sep The Twist Colchester, East
26 Sep The Basement Rock City Nottingham, East
27 Sep The Masque Liverpool, Northwest
29 Sep Barfly Cardiff, Wales
30 Sep Barfly London, London and South East

Win Tickets To See The Mission District In London

Alter The Press! have teamed up with Canada's The Mission District to give fans a chance to win tickets to the bands one off intimate London headline show at the 229 Club - Monday July 13th.

The show is themed as a fancy dress, so make sure you are dressed to impress.

To be in with a chance all you need to do is answer the following question:

Which other Canadian band did The Mission District tour with in the UK last year?

E-mail your name and answer over to mollynoraholly@gmail.com with the subject title 'The Mission District'.

The competition closes July 8th at Midnight.

The Mission District To Play Free Fancy Dress Show

The Mission District are set to play a free show around their tour with Elliot Minor this month.

The Canadian outfit will play the London 229 Club on Great Portland Street on Monday 13th July.

Dress code is fancy dress and tickets are first come first served.

The band will also be releasing their new single ‘So Over You’ which drops 10th August on Relentless/EMI Records.

The Mission District Webisode and UK Tour Dates

The Mission District are currently on tour with Saving Aimee and the bands latest webisode can be seen here.

With Saving Aimee
05-Jun 8:00pm UBSU Sub Club Luton, East
06-Jun 7:00pm O2 Academy 3 Birmingham, Midlands

20-Jun 8:00pm The Queens Hall Narberth, Wales Johnny Action Finger - 1am Hi Robin, Not the only Clown in the Village, Sendelica, Zoomers

With Elliot Minor
24-Jun 7:00pm The Academy Dublin
25-Jun 7:30pm Cyprus Avenue Cork
26-Jun 7:30pm Spring and Airbrake Belfast
27-Jun 7:30pm The Garage Glasglow
01-Jul 7:30pm Sugarmill Stoke-On-Trent, Midlands
02-Jul 7:30pm O2 Academy 2 Birmingham, Midlands
03-Jul 7:30pm O2 Academy 2 Liverpool, Northwest

04-Jul 7:30pm Blastbeat Festival - Cranford Community College Hounslow, London and South West (with GO:Audio, Home Star Runner, Fin, Proceed, Twenty Twenty, The Story So Far, In The Long Run)

With Elliot Minor
07-Jul 7:30pm O2 Academy 2 Sheffield
08-Jul 7:30pm Norwich Waterfront Norwich
09-Jul 7:30pm Concorde 2 Brighton, London and South East
10-Jul 7:30pm Islington O2 Academy London, London and South East

12-Jul 2:00pm Wakestock Festival Abersoch, Wales